Meridionalization as a Possible Resource for Fisheries: The Case Study of Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817, in Southern Italian Waters

Climate change affects the shift range distribution of species, especially among mobile and this phenomenon can alter ecosystems impacts human activities. Fishing is an anthropic activity that undergoes effect not only introduction increase non-native species but also native thermophilic ones. Some these become a commercially exploitable resource. However, information often obscured by negative effects cause to environment. We investigated how Caranx rhonchus, neglected in Italy, could relevant studied nutritional profile presence heavy metal contamination compared traits with those similar common Mediterranean namely Trachurus trachurus. The proximate composition was determined following AOAC procedure, while fatty acid GC/MS, mineral component obtained mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). rhonchus nutritionally good although it little consumed exploited. Increasing market supply new emerging would benefit local communities Therefore, necessary investigate caused climate provide benefits within dimension.